diff --git a/Source/MFCDialog/CMakeSetupDialog.cpp b/Source/MFCDialog/CMakeSetupDialog.cpp
index 2de0e9f64..54604060f 100644
--- a/Source/MFCDialog/CMakeSetupDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/MFCDialog/CMakeSetupDialog.cpp
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ BOOL CMakeSetupDialog::OnInitDialog()
     {
     // check for vs7 in registry then decide what default to use
     std::string mp;
-    mp = "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\8.0\\Setup;Dbghelp_path";
+    mp = "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\8.0\\Setup;Dbghelp_path]";
     cmSystemTools::ExpandRegistryValues(mp);
     if(mp != "/registry")
       {
diff --git a/Source/cmake.cxx b/Source/cmake.cxx
index de6aebf14..0aca69fd6 100644
--- a/Source/cmake.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmake.cxx
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ int cmake::Configure()
       this->SetGlobalGenerator(new cmGlobalBorlandMakefileGenerator);
 #elif defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)  
       std::string installedCompiler;
-      std::string mp = "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\8.0\\Setup;Dbghelp_path";
+      std::string mp = "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\8.0\\Setup;Dbghelp_path]";
       cmSystemTools::ExpandRegistryValues(mp);
       if (!(mp == "/registry"))
         {